Research & Resources
Scholar in Residence
The Scholar in Residence Program is an opportunity for 国产短视频 faculty to spend one academic year on research focused on a critical issue in education. Scholars in Residence spend their one-year appointment conducting research, submitting articles to research journals, writing grant proposals, and giving presentations about their work to the education community.
For more information about the Scholar in Residence Program, please contact Interim Director Connie Hines at hines@usf.edu.
Meet the 2019-20 Scholar in Residence
Dr. Elizabeth Hadley
Email: hadleye@usf.edu
Dr. Hadley is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Studies in the 国产短视频College of Education. She received her Ph.D. in Teaching, Learning, and Diversity from Vanderbilt University, and joined 国产短视频in 2017.
Dr. Hadley鈥檚 research focuses on supporting oral language development in preschool classrooms, particularly through building rich vocabulary knowledge. She is interested in understanding the relationship between preschool oral language skills and later reading comprehension, as well as working with preschool teachers to foster academic vocabulary growth in children from under-served communities.
Dr. Hadley's current projects include examining the impact of responsive teaching strategies on vocabulary learning, the role of play in language learning, and designing assessments to capture depth of vocabulary knowledge.